Home Insurance in Sesser, Illinois
With a median home value of $82,300, Sesser is 8% lower than the Franklin County median.
The typical home in Sesser was built around 1954. About 61% of homes were built before 1960, about 15 points above Franklin County's 47%. Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them.
In Sesser, the housing stock is 79% single-family homes and 8% mobile or manufactured homes. The rest are 2-4 unit or other housing types. Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy.
About 41% of owner-occupied homes in Sesser have a mortgage. Lenders require hazard (homeowners) insurance on any home carrying a mortgage.
The vacancy rate is 14%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy. About 72% of occupied homes in Sesser are owner-occupied.
58% of homes in Sesser are primarily heated with electricity.
Franklin County's top FEMA-rated hazard is earthquake (Relatively Moderate), per FEMA's National Risk Index. Franklin County had 53 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Franklin County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details. Earthquake damage is excluded from a standard homeowners policy.
In Illinois, the statewide average premium for a standard HO-3 homeowners policy is $1,480 per year (NAIC, 2023 data).
Key figures
| Median home value | $82,300 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1954 |
| Owner-occupied share | 72% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 41% |
| Top county hazard | Earthquake (Relatively Moderate) |
| Active NFIP policies in Franklin County | 53 |
| Home insurance premium | $1,480 - statewide average (NAIC, 2023 data) |
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Sources
Data last updated: 2026-09-29
- U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer Files (2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates (2024)
- FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025)
- FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Policies v3 (2026)
- NAIC Dwelling Fire, Homeowners Owner-Occupied, and Homeowners Tenant and Condominium/Cooperative Unit Owners Insurance: Data for 2023 (published 2026) (2023)